Norstan Provides Basin Electric Subsidiary, Dakota Gasification, Upgraded Voice Network Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Norstan, Inc. (Nasdaq:NRRD NRRD National Royal Rangers Department (international ministry) ), a leading provider of communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry solutions, today announced that Norstan Communications, Inc. was chosen by Dakota Gasification Company The Dakota Gasification Company started in 1984 in Beulah, North Dakota with the Great Plains Synfuels Plant. The plant uses lignite coal to make synthetic natural gas. The synthetic natural gas is piped to the Northern Border Pipeline which supplies homes and businesses in the , a subsidiary of Basin Electric, to design and install an upgraded Siemens solutions using the Hicom 300 Model 80. This upgraded system will allow Dakota Gasification gas·i·fy tr. & intr.v. gas·i·fied, gas·i·fy·ing, gas·i·fies To convert into or become gas. gas to benefit from a centralized communication service including application sharing A data conferencing capability that lets two or more users interactively work on the same application at the same time. The application is loaded and running in only one machine; however, keystrokes are transmitted from and screen changes are transmitted to the other participants. with parent Basic Electric who has previously purchased a Siemens solution from Norstan. The installation is designed to increase efficiencies, reduce maintenance costs and eliminate toll calls between facilities. Driven by the stated desire to reduce technology redundancy between Basin Electric and Dakota Gasification, Norstan focused their telecommunication solution on leveraging current systems and application sharing. The upgraded system allows Dakota Gasification employees many business efficiencies, such as the Siemens PhoneMail system, call detail recording features and 4 digit dialing between locations. "We are pleased to continue our long-standing relationship with the Basin Electric family of companies by working with Dakota Gasification on an improved telecommunication solution," said Larry J. Schmidt, executive vice president of Norstan Direct Solutions. "It is exciting to continually focus and achieve our goal to provide technology solutions which not only increase business efficiencies, but also decrease technology redundancies and maintenance costs." "We balanced several key concerns in deciding how to best enhance our communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. , such as our needs to accommodate shared applications between our company sites such as Dakota Gasification and Basin Electric, and to maintain business efficiencies while reducing support costs," said Michael Zimmerman, telecommunications coordinator for Basin Electric. "The Norstan team delivered a solution that met all of these demands and did it with exceptional expertise and service." About Norstan, Inc., www.norstan.com Norstan, Inc. (Nasdaq:NRRD) ...the technology services people who improve the way their customers communicate. A full-service telecommunications solutions company that delivers voice and data technologies and services, and remanufactured equipment to select corporate end-users and channel partners. Norstan also offers a full range of technologies for contact center design, messaging, infrastructure, conferencing and mobility. Headquartered in the Twin Cities, Norstan, a company small enough to care, yet big enough to serve, has offices located throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . To learn more, visit the Norstan website at www.norstan.com. About Dakota Gasification Company, www.dakotagas.com About Basin Electric, www.basinelectric.com This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Acts of 1995. A number of factors should be considered in conjunction with the above forward-looking statements, including changes in economic and market conditions, factors related to the development of new technologies, product pricing, industry regulation, management of growth, the integration of regulation, management of growth, the integration of acquisitions, and other factors set forth in cautionary statements included in Norstan's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the date of this release. The company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events and circumstances that may arise after the date of this release. Norstan and associated product In the context of fuels and lubricants, a petroleum or chemical product used as a hydraulic fluid, corrosion preventive, liquid propellant, or specialized product, required for the operation, maintenance, or storage of military equipment. names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Norstan, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. All other products and services mentioned in this document may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. |
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